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AVENGEMENT: Hey UK! Win A Blu-Ray Copy Of The New Scott Adkins Smash Hit Action Drama

Martial arts action star Scott Adkins hit it big this summer with the release of his newest hard-hitting drama, Avengement. Directed by Jesse Johnson, the film has become a cornerstone achievement for the martial arts star who plays Cain Burgess, a man out of time and patience as he looks to even the odds with his older brother and his pub-based dubious money-scheming gangster outfit (read my review). Fans in the UK can now bring home Cain’s catharic, teeth bashing and head smashing exploits thanks to the new Blu-Ray/DVD and Digital release from Dazzler Media. In the meantime, Film Combat Syndicate is now partnering with “Life Of Action” author Mike Fury – who also makes a split-second appearance in one of the film’s key prison fight sequences – for a brand new Blu-Ray giveaway to UK-based applicants, and here’s how to enter: E-mail us at filmcombatsyndicate@gmail.com with an answer to […]

Scott Adkins: I Think The Undisputed Movie Franchise Is ‘Done And Dusted’

Lee B. Golden III

The Undisputed movie franchise, as it stands, is officially over according to Scott Adkins in an interview in with The Action Elite contributor Matthew Essary on Monday. The actor had previously expressed the desire for a fifth film even as the franchise, which began in 2002 and continued with Adkins opposite Michael Jai White in 2006, suffered due to rampant piracy. The subject arose near the end of the interview when Essary asked for updates on the film franchise. “I’ll never say never, but those films, they suffered with piracy,” says the martial arts star. “The reason those films are so good is that we do have enough shooting days to make them good because that company knows how to make good films. They don’t want to do them on the cheap.” Piracy was especially an issue following the release of Undisputed 3: Redemption. Development on fourth languished and production […]

A CASE FOR BETTER ACTION MOVIES: ….Or, Why We Don’t Deserve Another Sequel After BOYKA: UNDISPUTED IV [Reprint/Revisal]

Lee B. Golden III

Director Todor Chapkanov’s latest feature-length affair, Boyka: Undisputed 4, isn’t exactly the kind that would get the big screen treatment in North America. Elsewhere? Perhaps. Not so much here though, and it’s a shame as it was still a hope of mine that I shared as a theatergoer, albeit understandable with a limited number of screens at the least considering how rare it is to see martial arts movies these days, and of the caliber they bare in talent and content. I take this fact to mind in observing the career progression of martial arts star, actor Scott Adkins, once a stuntman and someone who has essentially woven himself into ample popularity as an action-capable actor, and with his biggest audience keen on major martial arts fanfare. It’s a succession that has not been easy – one plagued by the ever-continued proliferation of piracy that causes films like Adkins’s latest […]

AVENGEMENT Review: Johnson’s Latest Delivers A Cathartic, Bone-Crushing Siege Drama You Can Drink To

Lee B. Golden III

Not too long since the release of Triple Threat, it now comes down to a matter of days as fans of action movie favorite, Scott Adkins await the release of his newest Jesse V. Johnson follow-up, Avengement. Far from anything pedestrian, the film is consistent with the continued pattern of work from Johnson whose directing career has proliferated favorably in the last few years with Adkins in his stewardship. Avengement is also something special, in a sense, kind of indicative of what Johnson has been trying to crank out in terms of what stories and roles could best flesh out more of Adkins as an actor past the fan-favored Boyka persona that largely crowns his career these days. Much ado was the fallout chatter from early test screenings of Avengement a few months back; It was talk that spotlit this latest outing from Johnson as the quintessential Adkins showcase for […]

Florentine/Adkins Thriller, SEIZED, Lands Explosive New Poster Art

Lee B. Golden III

Action star Scott Adkins is running high on momentum this month following news on Strapped and Adrian Bol’s Legacy Of Lies. For this, we turn to the first poster for Seized, his recently-completed pairing with director Isaac Florentine and actor Mario Van Peebles. The film is now in post production, featuring Adkins as an ex-special forces agent on a trio of missions in order to save his son. Adkins will soon be seen this summer with the release of Jesse V. Johnson’s crime drama, Avengement, and Ernie Barbarash’s Abduction. (H/T to City On Fire)

STRAPPED: Scott Adkins And Isaac Florentine Reunite For The New MMA Thriller

Lee B. Golden III

It’s the action romance that won’t die with actor/director duo Scott Adkins and Isaac Florentine back for a ninth outing together called Strapped. Production begins later this year with Adkins starring as a former MMA fighter forced to confront the heart of his dark past following a brutal robbery and the theft of his championship belt. Florentine, credited for hits like Acts Of Vengeance and U.S. Seals 2, and a string of Adkins headliners dating back to 2003 pic, Special Forces, also developed the screenplay with Adkins, Michael J. Luisi, and Matt Venne who is penning the script. Luisi will produce with Kirk D’Amico whose Myriad Pictures will finance and represent for international sales in Cannes. “We are excited to be working with this team, including Scott Adkins and Isaac Florentine, and alongside producer Michael Luisi, who are all so experienced in making dynamic action and fight films,” said D’Amico. […]

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ABDUCTION: Catch The New Scott Adkins/Andy On Rematch In The Official U.S. Trailer From Shout! Factory

Lee B. Golden III

If a double dose of explosive martial arts screen action is what you’re looking for this summer, exec producer Roger Corman and director Ernie Barbarash (Assassination Games) are here to heed the call to fan service forthwith in upcoming thriller, Abduction. Shout! Factory officially launching its U.S. trailer as of Friday ahead of a theatrical and digital release beginning June 7, reuniting action star front runners Scott Adkins (Boyka: Undisputed 4) and Andy On (Once Upon A Time In Shanghai). Quinn (Scott Adkins), a member of a SWAT unit, steps out of a park fountain in an Asian city with no recollection of who he is or where he came from. As he pieces together clues from his past, he vaguely recalls his young daughter, who has been kidnapped. Meanwhile, Connor (Andy On), a former military operative turned gangster-for-hire, discovers that his wife has also disappeared mysteriously in the middle […]

[UPDATED] AVENGEMENT: Win A Free Advanced Copy On iTunes For The New Scott Adkins Action Drama

Lee B. Golden III

Update (Saturday April 20, 9:35pm EST): This contest has officially expired. EARLIER: We’re officially one month away from a really important embargo lift on reviews for Jesse Johnson’s teeth-gnashing and bloody bareknuckle siege drama, Avengement. Really though, safe to say you’re likely already sold on the film if you’re a fan of Scott Adkins and/or you’ve kept your ear close to the pulse enough. For this, it also means you’re reading this article and as such, we’ve been selected among other bloggers and website runners to give away up to three iTunes codes for hungry fans to access the upcoming action thriller ahead of it’s May 24 release from Samuel Goldwyn Films. If you’re not familiar with the ins and outs of the film yet, read on: While released on furlough from prison, a lowly criminal evades his guards and returns to his old haunts to take revenge on the […]

AVENGEMENT: Scott Adkins Comes Home For A Pint This Summer In The UK

AVENGEMENT: Scott Adkins Comes Home For A Pint And Some Payback This Summer In The UK

Lee B. Golden III

Filmmaker Jesse V. Johnson’s Avengement is well on the way and the gospel going around is that’s pretty much gonna be a blast. Samuel Goldwyn is poised for a North American theatrical and VoD release on May 24 while the good folks at UK distro banner, Dazzler, have already begun their campaign with a trailer rollout via Twitter about a week ago. The push continued on Tuesday with an official announcement of its June 17 release on digital download and on Blu-Ray and DVD beginning July 1. British action star Scott Adkins, after causing a world of calamity going toe-to-toe with an all-star line-up in Johnson’s Triple Threat, plays a down on his luck boxer out of prison on furlough, and a score to settle with the people who put him there, effectively turning him into a hardened, cold-blooded killer. Also starring are Craig Fairbrass from Rise Of The Footsoldier, […]

AVENGEMENT: What Doesn’t Kill Scott Adkins Makes Him Stronger In The Official Trailer

Lee B. Golden III

With Jesse V. Johnson’s Triple Threat reaping rewards this week ahead of it’s VoD/Digital HD release, the celebrated filmmaker has another down the pipeline with action star Scott Adkins for Avengement, aiming to draw action fans back in select theaters and VOD on May 24. While released on furlough from prison, a lowly criminal evades his guards and returns to his old haunts to take revenge on the people that made him a cold-hearted killer. It’s an epic, bloody battle to search for the soul he lost years ago on the streets of an unforgiving city. The official trailer is here and packing the brutal beatings in to sample with. Craig Fairbass, Nick Moran, young actor Thomas Turgoose and actress Kierston Wareing also star along with Adkins’ fellow Debt Collector, Louis Mandylor.

Jesse V. Johnson’s TRIPLE THREAT Is A Showdown Every Bit Worthy Of It’s Title

Khalil Barnett

In the opening scene of Jesse V. Johnson’s film, TRIPLE THREAT, Payu (Tony Jaa) and Jaka (Iko Uwais) meet in a Maha Juyan jungle setting during a high stakes rescue mission. They fight briefly amid the chaos of gunfire, each of them instantly delivering a whirlwind volley of homespun moves from their respective catalogues – these familiar to anyone that has followed their separate, impressive oeuvre. And though that initial fight ends briefly, it’s exclamation a bomb detonation that interrupts the melee, the scene still plays to the sort of wish fulfillment that lies at the foundation of many a speculative debate among fans of the martial arts genre. In this way Triple Threat’s premise is a promise, and the rest of its runtime delivers in generous servings. The jungle sequence is the catalyst, introducing us to many of the stars (Michael Jai White, Tony Jaa, Tiger Chen, Michael Bisping, […]

ABDUCTION: Watch The First Trailer For The Scott Adkins/Andy On Double Header

Lee B. Golden III

One man lost in time without his daughter. Another man on a desperate search for his missing wife… That’s the narrative you can immediately pluck from the first official trailer for Roger Corman/Henry Luk-produced thriller, Abduction, from Red Sea Media. Director Ernie Barbarash joins once more with action star Scott Adkins of Assassination Games, and in turn, reuniting Adkins with actor and martial arts star Andy On nearly seventeen years since starring as opposites in Tsui Hark’s Black Masks 2: City Of Masks. The films looks surprisingly more sci-fi than anything given what we see in the trailer now compared to previous updates. Rest assured, having Adkins and On back-to-back and stretching their action muscles with Tim Man on board for the action design however means promise for the fans, no less. A man steps out of a park fountain in Ho Chi Minh City with no recollection of who […]

Punchy-Punch-Punch!!! The First IP MAN 4: THE FINALE Trailer Is Online!

Lee B. Golden III

They say “ask and you shall receive”… I opined on some thoughts back in Fall of 2013 over whether or not we deserved more Undisputed films shepherded by action star Scott Adkins at a time when fans were pining for a fourth stint at Boyka fanfare. My diatribe included a nod to the prospects of seeing the British cult film star join forces with the likes of Asian action film favorite, Donnie Yen, and in the time since then, they’ve teased a little here and there… And that was it by the time cameras rolled for the now fourth and final entry in Yen’s longstanding hit kung fu franchise exploring the life, times, mythological action and splendor of the Wing Chun master who would tend to his greatest-achieving student, Bruce Lee. Mandarin Motion Pictures will be obliging fans beginning this summer with a date pending. Ip Man (Donnie Yen) has […]

Jesse V. Johnson’s TRIPLE THREAT Multiplies With Its Starry Action Cinema Line-Up

Lee B. Golden III

There’s no real shortage of action movies in the industry. The rarity, however, lies in seeing so many talented household names under one banner (save for The Expendables franchise of late) in a film like Jesse V. Johnson’s newest ensemble gathering, Triple Threat. The film presents a familiar, albeit intriguing, classic betrayal/revenge story that dares to do what Hollywood thusfar won’t do; Granted, piting together the likes of martial arts action cinema favorites like Tony Jaa, Tiger Chen, Iko Uwais, Scott Adkins, Michael Jai White, and Jeeja Yanin doesn’t deem as lucrative in a market saturated by superhero movies coming out of its orifices. Still, you can’t deny that a marquee like this isn’t mouthwatering, if only for the fact that once upon a time, a film like this would have seen a nationwide release as big as James Cameron’s True Lies or John McTiernan’s The Predator. A one-night only […]

AVENGEMENT: Scott Adkins Mean-Mugs The Official U.S. Poster

Lee B. Golden III

The key leg of marketing begins for the new crime thriller, Avengement, from director Jesse V. Johnson in his sixth stint with action star, actor Scott Adkins. Headed for a May 24 theatrical and VOD release, Adkins is now front-and-center, emblazoned on the newest official poster from Samuel Goldwyn Films who announced their acquisition on Wednesday. While released on furlough from prison, a lowly criminal evades his guards and returns to his old haunts to take revenge on the people that made him a cold-hearted killer. It’s an epic, bloody battle to search for the soul he lost years ago on the streets of an unforgiving city. Adkins’ next volley of action and thrills arrives next week with Triple Threat in theaters for one night on March 19 and on VOD March 22. That’ll be coupled with screenings in Germany and at the Fighting Spirit Film Festival in the UK […]

AVENGEMENT: Samuel Goldwyn Picks Up Scott Adkins Action Thriller For May Theatrical/VOD Release

Lee B. Golden III

As of Wednesday, 2019 is officially set to be a banner year for director Jesse V. Johnson whose next film, Avengement, will now open in select theaters and VOD on May 24 in the U.S. from Samuel Goldwyn Films. The film marks the latest reunion for Johnson with martial arts star Scott Adkins in their sixth shared credit together following recent successes like Savage Dog, Accident Man, The Debt Collector and the upcoming release of Triple Threat from Well Go USA. While released on furlough from prison, a lowly criminal evades his guards and returns to his old haunts to take revenge on the people that made him a cold-hearted killer. It’s an epic, bloody battle to search for the soul he lost years ago on the streets of an unforgiving city. Johnson is keeping properly busy these days promoting Triple Threat as it approaches its one-night theatrical rollout on […]

ACCIDENT MAN 2 Is Officially In The Works

Lee B. Golden III

On Monday, action fans needn’t look any further than the latest blurb over at The Action Elite for the latest update on Accident Man. Director Jesse V. Johnson confirmed that Sony has given the team the go to advance the story that would return Adkins to the big screen. “Stu is writing the script at the moment.” says Johnson. “I haven’t seen it but I’ve seen all the drafts. Sony gave us a thumbs up and the greenlight so it’s definitely in progress. It’ll be very exciting.” Small penned the script for the first installment based on the original comic from Pat Mills and Tony Skinner which launched in the U.K. through formerly existing publisher, Toxic!. Adkins, who also took on the role of exec producer, stars in the title role of Mike Fallon, a professional assassin and clean-up expert whose cavalier attitude changes when he learns his beloved girlfriend, […]

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Owens’ THE INTERGALACTIC ADVENTURES OF MAX CLOUD Wraps With Adkins, Flanagan Starring

Lee B. Golden III

Just as martial arts star Scott Adkins is out in the UK with the long-awaited release of Undisputed: Fight For Freedom, the Incoming star has just finished filming his latest return to intergalactic sci-fi with The Intergalactic Adventures Of Max Cloud according to Screendaily. Martin Owens (Let’s Be Evil, upcoming Killers Anonymous) directs from his own script written with screenwriter Sally Collet which centers on a space cruiser that crashes on a planet which happens to be home to an intergalactic prison. Adkins stars along with Tommy Flanagan (Sons Of Anarchy), actress Lashana Lynch and actors Elliot Langridge, John Hannah and Jason Maza. UK-based financing, sales and production banner Goldfinch is shopping the film at the European Film Market beginning this week. Goldfinch also reps rights to the film in the UK and China and with rights sold to Flix365 for representation in the U.S., NZ/Australia, Germany, Austria and Japan, […]

ACCIDENT MAN Is The Quintessential Scott Adkins Action Movie (Reprint)

Lee B. Golden III

Martial arts fandom persists with the help of flourishing successes in film and TV. Direct-to-video releases, an underdog portion of the current market, sputters due no less to the profusion of torrents but nevertheless remains tenacious in its stability for fans and consumers. It’s an endurance that keeps burgeoning actors like UK martial artist and fan favorite, Scott Adkins, relevant long enough to see progress on more than one front in the last twenty years as he has been. Indeed, twenty years is a long time for anyone to put their physicality and well-being through the blender to maintain peak screenfighting athleticism, and all while forseeing prospects in a field where the likes of celebrated crossover stars such as Jackie Chan and Sammo Hung, and the emerging crop of stunt and film talent from around the internet, have all brought to question the legitimacy of growing stunt professionals into principal […]

Premiere: SEIZED Rolls Cameras In Mexico With Florentine, Adkins Back On Set

Lee B. Golden III

The week has commenced and principal photography is underway for Isaac Florentine’s Seized. His last film in directing capacity with action star Scott Adkins on Close Range turned out to be quite the less-than-impressive feat for some fans despite some solid performances on the action front, and so hopefully the duo who’ve been kicking it on set together for sixteen years now will finally find their footing together in a setting other than the prison confines of Boykaworld. The news comes following Adkins’ arrival several days ago to Mexico announced via Instagram Story as production rose imminent where he’ll be joined with actor Mario Van Peebles whose role remains undisclosed. The British action star and actor has several more lined-up from this point on, including two pictures with Jesse Johnson for Triple Threat and Avengement, and Wilson Yip’s latest Donnie Yen starrer for Ip Man 4. Read on: Premiere Entertainment […]